- A labor system originally created by the Inca, it required mandatorypublic service to the empire.- Following Spanish conquest, the new colonial government adaptedthe forced labor system to meet their needs.- The system forced Native Americans to work several months a year, generally on Spanish-owned plantations, in mines, or on public works projects.- Natives worked intermittently and were compensated poorly, if at all, fortheir work.- The system was harsh, particularly in the mines, and over time it was replaced with more profitable labor systems in which workers were given an incentive to work (a-fair wage and improved working conditions).

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